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1. Scott (scott@mastodon.uy)'s status on Sunday, 30-Oct-2022 06:01:16 UTC Scott

   The Global Peace Index for 2022 has some interesting results. It apparently measures the most peaceful countries. I don't know how accurate it is, but it would be interesting to compare a few more of these rankings/surveys to see if there's a general consensus.

   https://www.visionofhumanity.org/maps/#/

   Some countries of interest to me were:

   12. Canada
   30. Taiwan
   38. Costa Rica
   46. Uruguay
   55. Chile
   69. Argentina
   77. Paraguay
   81. Dominican Republic
   89. China
   129. USA
   130. Brazil

   One thing I would like to ask, though, is about the Ecological Threat Report (another link on that same website). It gives Uruguay a 5 under Natural Disasters (you have to specifically select Uruguay on the Countries dropdown list). Is that an error on their part, or do they know something that I don't?

   https://www.visionofhumanity.org/maps/ecological-threat-report/#/

   #Uruguay

   • Simbionte (santiago@mastodon.uy)'s status on Sunday, 30-Oct-2022 06:01:14 UTC Simbionte

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     @Scott peace is a relative concept, i would rather use Gini index and Human Development Index

   • Scott (scott@mastodon.uy)'s status on Sunday, 30-Oct-2022 06:41:16 UTC Scott

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     • Simbionte

     @santiago
     This one factors in things like crime, societal & political stability, armed conflict, prevalence of weapons, relations with neighboring countries, etc. It seems to encompass things other than economic and education factors.